Former President John Dramani Mahama, is likely to retain Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as his running mate for the upcoming 2024 Presidential election. Prof. Opoku-Agyemang previously served as the running mate to the Flagbearer during the 2020 election.
UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima has indicated that the anti-gay bill passed by Ghana rsquo;s Parliament poses many challenges. According to her, the bill when passed into law will be a barrier to the efforts being made to end AIDS.
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has kicked against Ghana rsquo;s anti-gay bill following its passage by Parliament this week. Reacting to the bill 39;s passage, UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima said every Ghanaian will be affected when it is finally signed into law.
Former Energy Minister Boakye Kyerematen Agyarko has lost his elder brother Yaw Kyeremateng Agyarko. Yaw Kyeremateng Agyarko passed away on Monday, February 26, after a period of illness according to a statement issued by Boakye Agyarko 39;s aide Francis Oppong Owusu.
Professor Stephen Adei, a former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), has criticised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo rsquo;s government for showing little in the fight against corruption.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has criticised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration for failing to supply textbooks to students despite reforms to the basic education curriculum implemented some years ago.
Audrey Gadzekpo, the Board Chair of the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), is upset with the passage of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 in Ghana by Parliament.
Mary Addah, Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), has expressed concerns about the country 39;s anti-corruption initiatives. According to her, the battle against corruption has become a 39;lip service 39; with little or no actual results to show.
Former President and NDC flagbearer John Dramani Mahama has promised to incorporate private secondary schools into the free Senior High School (SHS) programme if elected in the 2024 elections. Addressing the Ghana National Association of Private Schools on Thursday, February 29, Mahama said I promise to include private secondary schools in the free SHS programme, as many have the necessary infrastructure and human resources to support the programme.
John Dramani Mahama, former President and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has promised to prioritise education and implement a comprehensive structural review of Ghana 39;s education system if elected in the upcoming general election.
The 2024 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) released by the Institute for Economics Peace has revealed that Burkina Faso has overshadowed Afghanistan as the country most impacted by terrorism for the first time.
Vice President and NPP flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned a digital repository he funded for Wesley Girls Senior High School (SHS) in Cape Coast, in memory of his late mother Mariama Bawumia.
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned a digital depository at Wesley Girls Senior High School, which he helped establish in memory of his late mother, Hajia Mariama Bawumia, an old Student of the school (1960).
A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 6 months in jail for stealing a water meter at Kasoa, Central region. Mr. Abdul Abubakari Sadiq, the convict, appeared before the Weija Circuit Court on charges of intentionally damaging and stealing a water meter belonging to Ghana Water Limited (GWL).
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the fullest potential and benefits of human migration will remain elusive unless there is an effective international corporation and greater solidarity. He said the ability to leverage migration as a source of growth and shared prosperity demands a scrupulously neutral assessment of the root factors, the drivers, the benefits and challenges that accompany migration movement.
Lead advocate for Ghana rsquo;s anti-gay bill, Samuel Nartey George has urged President Akufo-Addo to sign the bill into law. This follows the passage of the bill into law by Parliament on Wednesday, February 29.
The United States has expressed concerns over Ghana 39;s passage of a bill targeting the LGBTQ community. The US argue the bill is inconsistent with the West African nation 39;s traditions of tolerance and respect for human rights.
Ghana 39;s passage of a bill that criminalizes homosexuality and advocacy for LGBTQ rights could undermine the country 39;s business environment and economic growth, according to the United States Department of State.
Private legal practitioner, Kwame Adofo has opined that there is no wisdom in the anti-gay bill recently passed by Parliament in Ghana. Parliament voted to pass the bill prohibiting LGBTQ activities and promotion on Wednesday, February 28.
Former President and National Democratic Congress (NDC) Flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama has expressed his commitment to collaborating with private schools for enhanced education. During his address at the launch of the 2024 GNAPS week in Accra, Mahama expressed strong assurance that an NDC government would review the existing 30% Priority Placement System for Private Schools.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the global community should collaborate to address migration issues objectively for the benefit of humanity. ldquo;The fullest potential and benefits of human migration will remain elusive in the absence of effective international cooperation and greater solidarity, rdquo; he stated.
A total of 18 cases of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) have been recorded in the Upper West Region with four deaths from January to February 2024. Of that number, the Wa Municipal recorded six cases; Wa West District four cases; Nandom Municipality, four Jirapa Municipality, three and Nadowli-Kaleo District one confirmed case.
More than 200 Ghanaians are stranded in Cote D 39;Ivoire, the Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI) Rickey Nana Yaw Boakye, an Officer at the Sampa Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in the Bono Region has said.
The Board Chair of the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Audrey Gadzekpo alleges that the Anti-Gay Bill was passed for political reasons. Parliament passed the bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values also known as the anti-LGBTQ bill on Wednesday, February 28, 2024.
The Parliamentary Committee investigating the petition by some customers of Blackshield Capital Limited, formerly Gold Coast Management, concerning government 39;s alleged failure to pay the customers, has begun its public hearing.
